This year's Hawaii guests are Charlie and Fran. We've never
traveled with them before, other than to Petaluma and the Cheese Factory. This
is the record of our trip:
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General Stuff
The bottom row are photos that Char took. It is the
first time there are photos of Nowell, courtesy of Charlie. |
"Life is short... eat dessert first." |
The best t shirt I've ever seen. |
Char working on his calluses. |
Starting out in the morning slowly. |
"Hi" from me. |
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Char and Fran Cousteau say "Hi" |
That's OK... I have better photos than this. |
See, I told you so. But, I won't embarrass Fran until later. |
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Sea Quest
A great day at sea with Sea Quest. Reef fish, dolphins and Randie Farish. |
Sea Quest Adventure |
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Kim and Olga Sweeney
Besides an interesting evening, you will see sights
that you can never see again since the earthquake. |
An evening at the Sweeney's |
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Volcano - still cool as he... well, you know. |
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That little white speck in the top photo is the place that our group is at
in the bottom photo. |
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Lava from 10 miles away. |
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Blue Hawaiian Helicopters tour |
We take a two hour tour on a helicopter. |
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The Hawaii Earthquake
On Sunday morning, October 15, at about 7:08 am, I
dragged Diana from the bathroom to the doorway as the condo started
violently shaking from a 6.8 earthquake. She strained her neck as I took a
brief pause to drag her outside onto the lawn so we wouldn't get crushed if
the building came down.
Twenty seconds later, when the shaking
subsided, we took a chance and went in to see what damage might have
appeared. Five minutes later, a second quake happened and we did it all
again. I'll post some links to Hawaii websites that will give you the
complete story but it was quite an experience. |
The fixture swung completely around and hit the wall and bent one side. |
We had food to eat so we set up breakfast outside since all the lights were
off and we were concerned about the building collapsing. |
Char multitasks... phone, french toast and sunbathing. |
Our resort staff looks a little shell shocked, dontchathink? |
So do our guests. |
The Hilton staff is evacuated. |
... as are the Hilton guests. |
We have to walk into the airport. |
This is the check in line for a departure that will not take place for two
more days. |
Rocks on the road from the quake. |
